Combined plow and fertilizer-distributer.



E. R. HILL.

COMBINED PLOW AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLIGATION F-ILED AUG. 14, 1913.

1,125,021 Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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WITNESSES 1 nwewroe ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS'PETERS 00.. PHOTO-LITHQ.wAsHmm-orv, b. c.

WITNESSES E. R. HILL.

COMBINED PLOW AND FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1913.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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B. R. HILL.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14, 1913.

1,125,021. Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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' ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PEIERS 60., PHOTG-L!THO-. WASHINGTON, D1

ELIJ'AH ROBERTSON HILL, or NEW ALBANY, MISSISSIPPI.

COMBINED PLOW AND FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed August 14, 1913. Serial No. 784,750. I 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH R. HILL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of New Albany, in the county of Union and State ofMississippi, have invented a new and Improved Combined Plow andFertilizer-Distributer, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

My invention relates to plows and means for distributing commercialfertilizers, it

being possible to remove the fertilizer distributing attachment, so thatthe device may be used as a plow without it being necessary to transportthe fertilizer distributer.

The device is constructed with a fertilizer hopper pivoted on a frameand having an outlet with a slide for regulating the size of the outlet.To the hopper there is pivoted an arm'which is held in adjusted positionrelatively to the hopper by means provided therefor, and the hopper isrocked by a link articulated to the arm and .to a trip pivoted to theframe, the trip being disposed in the path of a trip member secured to asupporting wheel for the frame. By adjusting the position of the arm,the extent of the movement of the hopper may be regulated. Mounted onthe frame there is a drill opener and adjacent the drill opener, thereis a conduit, leading from the opening in the hopper.

Still further objects of the invention will appear in the followingcomplete description, in which the preferred form of the invention isdisclosed.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate correspondingparts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of theinvention; Fig. 2 is also a side elevation of the invention, similar tothat shown in Fig. 1, but withparts broken'away to illustrate theworking of the device; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional View, showing the means foradjusting the position of the arm by Which the hopper is regulated; andFig. 5 is a View, showing the eye bolt used in connection with thefastening means illustrated in Fig. 4:.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that the frame 5 has mainframe members 5 between which are secured the lower ends of the framemembers 5 these frame members 5 extending upwardly and outwardly withthe frame members 5 secured to their upper terminals. These framemembers 5* extend rearwardly and their rear ends aresecured to thehandles 37 at 38. 1 u Reinforcing members bk are secured to the outersides of the frame members 5 and to the outside ofthe mainframe members5 Disposed between the frame members 5 and pivoted thereto at 7, thereis a hopper 6, this hopper 6 being provided at its bottom with a flange27 for engaging a stop 28 extending upward from the main frame members 5to limit the downward movement of the forward portion of the hopper 6.

The frame 5 has brackets 8 between which is disposed at supporting wheel9 which is journaled in the brackets 8 at 10, this supporting wheelcarrying the trip members 25 which are secured to the supporting wheel 9by the screws 39. These trip members 25 are provided for actuating thetrip 23, which is pivoted to one of the brackets 8, the trip 23 beingconnected by a link 21 with the arm 11, which is pivoted at 12 to thehopper 6. Itwill therefore be seen that when this arm 11 is securedrelatively to the hopper 6 and the supporting wheel 9 is ro tated, thetrip members 25 will move the 'trip 23 to rock the hopper 6 through thelink 21 and the arm 11, the extent of the movement of the hopper 6 beingregulated by the position in which the arm 11 is held relatively to thehopper 6. As a means of securing the arm 11 in adjusted positionrelatively to the hopper 6, I provide a rod 13 which extends through anopening 16 in a stud 17 and through the eye 18 in the bolt 15, which isdisposed in the opening 14: in the stud 17 A wing nut 19 meshes with thethread on the bolt 15, so that when the wing nut is turned against thestud 17 it will draw the bolt outward, clamping the rod 13 between thebolt at its eye 18 and one side of the opening 16 in the stud 17.

A spring 26 is provided which is secured to the frame members 5 and theupper portion of the front of the hopper 6 to hold the front of thehopper yieldingly downward, this front portion of the hopper being movedupward when one of the trip members 25 engages the trip 23 to draw thelink 21 forward. I prefer to construct the trip members 25 in triangularform so that the extended surfaces will be presented for en- 30 it willholdjtheslidein position-1 1 gagement with ,the trip 23, theconstruction of the trip members 25, permitting oftliei'r' being turnedqpres il n w .eurf ces the surfaces which have been presented'to 5 thetrip have become Worn. aThe maini frame members 5 are bent downward andrward y at, .6 nd Wil i rends Q131 of the main frame members 5 there -issecured a drill opener A; brace37 is se- 10 cured at its upper endbetween the horizontal portions, of a the main ,frame members a 5? andat its lower end between-v the depending portions; 35, of the.mainframehmembers 59 and braces 48extend from theamain framem'e1r'1bers.-15 upwardly-C and rearwardly to he handles 37ft 1 l 1 v3.he .,reaI- wa1l 29 of hopper 16 has an opening 3Q, whichifeeds thefertilizer from, the

hop-pen to theextension. 3150f the: hopper 3, bottom 31,'1Clliis-,extensior'i31fv ofatheihop opening 30 may be partially closedif desired,by a slide 305%, which is heldlin posionby & olt. :3 a -a W g11111? that, when the wing nut, 3O is; turned home on thegbolt 30?, andagainst the slidefiiOa,

, A s raper 4=O-is disposedforengaging supporting, Wheel, 49 :a-s maybe; desired, it,

being, possible to adjust the, position of this raper; 4:9; by m an ofith? W ng? nut 454,-. whichis provided for forcing thejscraper 40.

against abracket, d3, to Which). the bolt 42 s SEC-11 M, withwh h theWing, nut. meshes. The bracket; is secured to; the brackets 81 and thebolt 42 is disposed through an opening 41in the scraper 40..

"Hav ng thus. de cr be my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters 1. In a combined plow and fertilizer distr ibuter, ahorizontal frame memb er with itsrear end bent down and forwardly, avertical frame;--member secured to and extending upward from thehorizontal frame member, two horizontal framemembers secured; to theVertic'al ,framemember andrextending. rearwardly above the horizontalplane-of the first-frame. member, a--drill opener ecuredrto the rearterminal of the first-"mentioned horizontal frame member,handles-secured to -ithe-horizontal. frame members, a=hopperpivotedPhetweeni the sec.- ondrmentioned horizontal frame members, asupporting wheeltmounted on the horizontal frame member and means inconnection with the wheel for rockingthehopper.

2;=In.a device of the'characten described, a frame,qaivheel mounted on;the frame, a hopperapivoted to the-frame, an angular trip: pivoted-t0.the wheel,- means for secure ing, the trip in; adjusted position.relatively to the wheel, a trip :member mountedon the framerforengagementfrby the trip, and means connecting; the; trip-member with thehopper for rockinggthe 1atter.

- In witness I whereof I have signed my name to this specificationinzthe presence of two-subscrib ng witnesse 1 i I aELIJAI-I RQBEERTSONHILL.

Witnesses; .1 .1 JAMES E. TATE,

ARTHUR L. Roenrgs.

